D Randall
12-11-2006, 11:45 AM
If the lathe runs rough, can I still get good work from it? I've got an older Cman lathe and I'm trying to produce from it, there's tons of bounce in the pullies, and a fair amount of vibration. is it hopless? given time (Like after Xmas) I’m sure I can improve the mounting of the lathe on the bench it’s on, but time does not allow for much of that fiddling right now. Right now, I just need to get the projects done that I need to get done FOR xmas. Or is that also hopeless.
I guess what I’m asking is, can I still turn out work of reasonable quality? Or should I pony up and pick up a decent Mini, which I will be doing after Xmas anyway. I’ll keep the Cman till the time comes that when/if I want to upgrade the full size lathe. Right now I expect to run the Cman as my “full size” for bigger spindles and bowls (what ever is too big for the mini) and run everything I can on the mini. To turn out the quality I want, should I just bite the bullet on the mini, or ?
As I said I will spend the time to improve the Cman, but I don’t have that luxury at this time. I need some of these projects ready by the weekend (ok, so I’m an idot for that, so shoot me).
I guess what I’m asking is, can I still turn out work of reasonable quality? Or should I pony up and pick up a decent Mini, which I will be doing after Xmas anyway. I’ll keep the Cman till the time comes that when/if I want to upgrade the full size lathe. Right now I expect to run the Cman as my “full size” for bigger spindles and bowls (what ever is too big for the mini) and run everything I can on the mini. To turn out the quality I want, should I just bite the bullet on the mini, or ?
As I said I will spend the time to improve the Cman, but I don’t have that luxury at this time. I need some of these projects ready by the weekend (ok, so I’m an idot for that, so shoot me).